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china declared an air defense zone over the area. mr. biden said he will raise the concerns over the risk of miscalculation with chinese leaders in a few days. >>downing us to discuss the challenges vice president joe biden is facing on his mission to asia is a fellow with the asia program at the marshall fund in the u.s., a public policy think tank dedicated to transatlantic relations. thank you for joining us. the focus of these talks really dominated by this new air defense zone that china has set up, those islands are disputed between china and japan. what method does mr. biden need to bring. >> there's a difficult balance for the united states to strike on these issues. it's running into them with china again and again. in this instance, what he has to do is both reassure allies in the region without leading them to take risks that could drag the u.s. into conflict. he has to deter china from coercing its neighbors without damaging what is a hugely bilateral relationship between the u.s. and china. china's been increasingly assertiv
china declared an air defense zone over the area. mr. biden said he will raise the concerns over the risk of miscalculation with chinese leaders in a few days. >>downing us to discuss the challenges vice president joe biden is facing on his mission to asia is a fellow with the asia program at the marshall fund in the u.s., a public policy think tank dedicated to transatlantic relations. thank you for joining us. the focus of these talks really dominated by this new air defense zone that...
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>> first of all, the first part of the question, as you may know i do criminal defense work. i would never go to prosecute and say i want your prosecutorial discretion to say that the entire class of which my client belongs cannot be subject to this law because prosecutors look at me and say, are you insane? i am not congress. so i wouldn't even raise the question. in terms of where we go from here, i'm not too sure because the great concern i have for this body is that it's not only being circumvented, but it is also being denied the ability to enforce its inherent powers. many of these questions are not close in my view. at present is outside the line. but it has to go in front of the court and the court has to grant review. and that's what we have the most series constitutional crisis iv in my lifetime. and that is, this body becoming less and less relevant. >> with that i would recognize the gentlelady from texas, ms. jackson lee. >> i think the majority and minority, mr. conyers, for holding is to let me thank the witnesses. whenever witnesses come before our body, it is
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which is what democrats and some republicans have been calling for, particularly when you talk about defense cuts. right on both counts. >> dana bash, keep us updated with this story. thank you so much. >>> in our world lead, nearly 100 world leaders and tens of thousands of people gathered in the johannesburg fnb stadium to pay respects to nelson mandela today. president obama told the cheering crowd how the man they call madiba motivated him years ago. >> over 30 years ago, while still a student, i learned of nelson mandela and the struggles taking place in this beautiful land, and it stirred something in me. it woke me up to my responsibilities to others and to myself, and it set me on an improbable journey that finds me here today. and while i will always fall short of madiba's example, he makes me want to be a better man. >> let's bring in cnn chief international correspondent christiane amanpour from johannesburg. she was there for the memorial. good to see you as always. what was the atmosphere like there during the memorial? at times it was almost hard to hear the president. >> repor
which is what democrats and some republicans have been calling for, particularly when you talk about defense cuts. right on both counts. >> dana bash, keep us updated with this story. thank you so much. >>> in our world lead, nearly 100 world leaders and tens of thousands of people gathered in the johannesburg fnb stadium to pay respects to nelson mandela today. president obama told the cheering crowd how the man they call madiba motivated him years ago. >> over 30 years...
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they announce an air defense zone, the u.s. saying a unilateral move that could lead to a wider conflict between these two economic power houses. biden will have to walk a tight rope in pressuring the chinese to dial back some of the rhetoric but also can't push too far. it's unlikely they'll go away from this zone, which they announced around two weeks ago. michaela? >> david, important meetings to be sure. thank you. the white house is prepared to negotiate a limited nuclear enrichment program for iran as long as the country holds up to its end of an international deal to curtail it's nuclear capabilities under rigorous global monitoring. the white house cautioned the program applies only to the nation's peaceful energy needs. the statement comes days after iranian president hassan rouhani announced to plan to go ahead with the program. >>> witnesses say a pair crashed into one another, about 300 feet up, collapsing their parachutes and sending them plummeting to the ground. a third skydiver was injured but there's no word ab
they announce an air defense zone, the u.s. saying a unilateral move that could lead to a wider conflict between these two economic power houses. biden will have to walk a tight rope in pressuring the chinese to dial back some of the rhetoric but also can't push too far. it's unlikely they'll go away from this zone, which they announced around two weeks ago. michaela? >> david, important meetings to be sure. thank you. the white house is prepared to negotiate a limited nuclear enrichment...
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the philippines and in support of the recovery effort being waged now by usaid and the department of defense and earlier this year, i lead a bipartisan delegation with my good friend, ranking member, to the philippines to strengthen our bilateral relationship with that country. we're going do that again in the wake of these issues. but in the interim, i want to thank all the members of the committee and to say we are all filipinos during this difficult time. i look forward to hearing from our distinguished witness. >> thank you for your leadership and comment today. i would like to recognize -- >> thank you, mr. chairman. and thank you for calling this hearing and as we start to look at the issue, and a personal firsthand testimony you and others who visited the region. it's certainly one that can't help but touch your heard when you hear about people being displaced tps. whard we start talking in millions to really recognize the size of that. but it's the size of the state of oregon. if everybody in oregon were displaced, you know, it's just monumental in term of the impact. so i think in a
the philippines and in support of the recovery effort being waged now by usaid and the department of defense and earlier this year, i lead a bipartisan delegation with my good friend, ranking member, to the philippines to strengthen our bilateral relationship with that country. we're going do that again in the wake of these issues. but in the interim, i want to thank all the members of the committee and to say we are all filipinos during this difficult time. i look forward to hearing from our...
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caller: i think the only thing that is likely to get through is the defense authorization act. we will see what gets included. one thing we will be watching is to see whether any legislation sanctioning iran is added to that bill. the administration is doing everything it can to prevent congress from doing that but a lot of members are still interested in adding sanctions to iran. another thing to watch for is the farm bill. if they cannot get a deal they are going to have to extend existing -- finally the senate are here for and asked her week. they will look at a lot of nominations, particularly after the filibuster changes republicans ran through a couple of weeks ago. chairwoman of the federal reserve, jackie ellen. host: another -- a number of articles suggest this is the most unproductive congress ever. why is it so hard to get anything done on capitol hill? caller: it is divided government. you have the senate run by democrats, the house run right the house run by republicans. leadership for a longtime hasn't really been able to completely control their members. there is
caller: i think the only thing that is likely to get through is the defense authorization act. we will see what gets included. one thing we will be watching is to see whether any legislation sanctioning iran is added to that bill. the administration is doing everything it can to prevent congress from doing that but a lot of members are still interested in adding sanctions to iran. another thing to watch for is the farm bill. if they cannot get a deal they are going to have to extend existing --...
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so there are defensive sectors affecting the aussie. so the china affect is affecting in terms of trade side of on things. at the same time, you have flows supporting the aussie. so you have over the next few months debt coming into play and some interest in terms of flows into the aussie asset prices. so it may stay up around these levels, about 92, 93, unless we see major policy shifts going forward. >> let's talk about the yen. we're at six-month highs against the dollar. there's now talk that we might get another stimulus package out of japan. reuters is talking about this. what target have you got for dollar/yen? >> for the end of the your, we were initially targeting 105. towards 100, 105 towards the early part of next year. and end of the year, closer to the 105 levels. end of 2014 towards the 110 level. so if the policies of stimulus announcement comes out, i think the levels might start to sort of rise a bit earlier than expected. so essentially, the trajectory for dollar/yen is an upward trajectory. it's the target levels that
so there are defensive sectors affecting the aussie. so the china affect is affecting in terms of trade side of on things. at the same time, you have flows supporting the aussie. so you have over the next few months debt coming into play and some interest in terms of flows into the aussie asset prices. so it may stay up around these levels, about 92, 93, unless we see major policy shifts going forward. >> let's talk about the yen. we're at six-month highs against the dollar. there's now...
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secretary of defense chuck hagel made an unannounced trip to afghanistan today. he met with afghanistan's defense minister who reassured hagel that the security deal with the united states will be signed in a timely manner. >>> and remember this video of a chaotic traffic stop in new mexico last october? a woman was stopped for speeding after she got into an argument with the police officer. she drives off. there's a police chase that ensues. that ends with the officer firing several rounds at her minivan that was filled with children. that officer last month, 12-year veteran, has now been fired. >>> and jay-z leads the pack for next year's grammys. he received nine nominations. they were announced at last night's grammy nominations concert. justin timberlake, and macklemore was right behind him. >>> a brutal winter storm is packing a punch across much of the country today. the storm has already killed at least 12. travel has become quite dangerous with roads being covered with sheets of ice in many places. the weather channel's kyla grogan joins me live now. whe
secretary of defense chuck hagel made an unannounced trip to afghanistan today. he met with afghanistan's defense minister who reassured hagel that the security deal with the united states will be signed in a timely manner. >>> and remember this video of a chaotic traffic stop in new mexico last october? a woman was stopped for speeding after she got into an argument with the police officer. she drives off. there's a police chase that ensues. that ends with the officer firing several...
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defense secretary chuck hagel announced that the afghan defense minister reassured him that the security deal will be signed in a timely manner. >>> a high school in illinois is making headlines for a controversial new policy that requires students to submit to random alcohol tests. the school is owfd chicago. this fall the private catholic school began weekly alcohol testing. using hair samples the tests can reveal if a student has had more than an occasional glass of wine in the past 90 days. >> this policy is aimed at helping kids say no and aimed at helping sid c kids who are starting to get into the has been ift using alcohol change. >> a majority of students say they do support the testing. according to the aclu, the testing is an invasion of privacy. other schools around the country say they're keeping a close eye on the success or failure of the new policy. . >>> happening today caltrans holiday train is getting ready to leave the station. tonight the train will start its holiday tours making stops in nine stations between san francisco and santa clara. it's decorated with 60,000
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a defense secretary. and people feel sees disappointed folks and at a time how he'll define how to be his defense secretary. he's leading the department in a period of entrenchment. does he fight those? does he go along with the white house in trying to trim spending as much as obama would like. it's interesting to see how much frustration there is in the cabinet not just hagel, but also sebelius. one of the reasons when you have these incidents like you do with the health care system -- >> why is general frustration. inside the white house do they think they are incompetent. >> they are not living up to standards with hagel. he's kind of lackluster when they thought he would come in there and be much more forceful. >> why did they think that? if they asked anyone in his own party who was a republican for many years, maybe still is, if they watched his confirmation hearings there were signs that perhaps he wasn't -- >> lots of signs. >> up for it. >> you get into this rush, one you want to get a republica
a defense secretary. and people feel sees disappointed folks and at a time how he'll define how to be his defense secretary. he's leading the department in a period of entrenchment. does he fight those? does he go along with the white house in trying to trim spending as much as obama would like. it's interesting to see how much frustration there is in the cabinet not just hagel, but also sebelius. one of the reasons when you have these incidents like you do with the health care system --...
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the issue is also the national defense reauthorization act. for the first time 51 years, congress may not pass this resolution. that further complicates what we are trying to do here. >> of alternate measures for the budget are adopted, would are the implications? will serve programs be cut back severely? that's not initially. we're going to make sure that our forces are ready to deploy and maintain our presence. that will remain true. the way i look at sequestration and i have said this, for about 3-4 years, it creates a readiness problem. you cannot shed infrastructure and reduce weapons systems early in that. . the only place you can go to get the money is in readiness training. is that the depth of the cut where we begin to lose that that debt. we still have 12 men on the team, but only about eight of them are trained away we wanted to be trained in order to be competitive. we only havend, eight players, not 12. >> two more afghanistan questions. the u.s. has been encouraging what is the-- actual no turning back time that you need, assumin
the issue is also the national defense reauthorization act. for the first time 51 years, congress may not pass this resolution. that further complicates what we are trying to do here. >> of alternate measures for the budget are adopted, would are the implications? will serve programs be cut back severely? that's not initially. we're going to make sure that our forces are ready to deploy and maintain our presence. that will remain true. the way i look at sequestration and i have said this,...
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committee and we will bring you as much of this as we can until 2:00 when whooper unified reefing by defense secretary chuck hagel and martin dempsey and the joint chiefs of staff. >> we want to welcome for the first century table, congressman duncan hunter has its own house and. and they begin with the orang nuclear deal. in the "washington post" this morning, this is how they begin their story. at a beirut come a surge of diplomacy and outburst of violence in the day since world powers reached a deal with tehran illustrate the promise and peril of what could be the start of a more peaceful area in the middle east. or the beginning of a new round of bloodletting. which do you think it is? >> i don't think anything has changed. they're both probably completely wrong. you will have every infield for the last decade. even if they stop short of being able to enrich to a nuclear capability, they'll still be building up their ballistic missiles and ability to reach further and further in his southeast europe in different parts of israel. even if they stop the enrichment capability just short of w
committee and we will bring you as much of this as we can until 2:00 when whooper unified reefing by defense secretary chuck hagel and martin dempsey and the joint chiefs of staff. >> we want to welcome for the first century table, congressman duncan hunter has its own house and. and they begin with the orang nuclear deal. in the "washington post" this morning, this is how they begin their story. at a beirut come a surge of diplomacy and outburst of violence in the day since...
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clearly not for highways, defense, or food. congress did pass a bill ensuring that people can fish near dams on the cumberland river and also passed deep cuts in food stamps if are the poor which is good solid governing because the poor don't need food stamps anymore now that they can fish near dams on the coupler withland river. >> time to talk about what we learned. we learned a lot. i learned you can catch a munch kin in your mouth if it is delivered right. >> it's not good. really bad in my case. we have a champion. is donut hole capture in chief. >> he's good at it. >> it should surprise no one. not just because he loves donuts, but the athlete. he can still bring it. >> what did you learn? >> besides that, that he's better at catching donuts in his mouth. i don't know what else is on my mind. >> i learned thing. sam stein said it. the conversation tonight that young people want to hear about the nsa is something they will be focussed on and a lot of people in america aren't. obama's opinion ratings fell 14% in the three o
clearly not for highways, defense, or food. congress did pass a bill ensuring that people can fish near dams on the cumberland river and also passed deep cuts in food stamps if are the poor which is good solid governing because the poor don't need food stamps anymore now that they can fish near dams on the coupler withland river. >> time to talk about what we learned. we learned a lot. i learned you can catch a munch kin in your mouth if it is delivered right. >> it's not good....
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and an array of radar and missile defense capabilities plus a fleet of f-22 fighter jets based in nearby qatar. hagel highlighted those assets while trying to reassure nervous regional ailing lie sllies that the u.s. is here to stay. >> this is not an exercise based on any folly. be assured that the united states of america will not change any of its force posture or any of its force protection. or any of its relationships with our partners here in the gulf. >> reporter: yet many of those allies question whether the obama administration is willing to even use all the military hardware that it has parked in iran's backyard. for "cbs this morning saturday" margaret brennan, ba han. >>> contaminated tap water at a marine base is linked to birth defects and childhood cancers. the centers for disease control studied children born at camp lejeune between 1968 and 1985. that study found that babies were four high times higher to have birth defects. wells at the base were closed in 1985. >>> the latest check of the healthcare.gov website shows 3.7 million people visited the site this past week.
and an array of radar and missile defense capabilities plus a fleet of f-22 fighter jets based in nearby qatar. hagel highlighted those assets while trying to reassure nervous regional ailing lie sllies that the u.s. is here to stay. >> this is not an exercise based on any folly. be assured that the united states of america will not change any of its force posture or any of its force protection. or any of its relationships with our partners here in the gulf. >> reporter: yet many of...
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that is the amount of cuts to the defense budget for the sequester. it is just initial discussions. at the end of the day obama care is not working well. the website will eventually get up and running at the end of the day. those kind of problems will continue no matter what happens on the budget discussion. our other republicans of your mindset or with many of them tried to do what we saw a few months ago? guest: the sequester is the big issue. that was small budget costs -- what it cuts. -- budget cuts. if we can maintain those cuts, that is a step in the right direction and if we can do something about rolling back obama care, we will see some progress. there are enrollment error stories, talking about the number signing up. what are your concerns on the technical aspect of the website? guest: it is not a failed website, it is a failed health care approach. can washington improve our health care system? they are welcome to. are the white house as they operating with free-market efficiency, i think he admitted that maybe the government should not be running this hold health care s
that is the amount of cuts to the defense budget for the sequester. it is just initial discussions. at the end of the day obama care is not working well. the website will eventually get up and running at the end of the day. those kind of problems will continue no matter what happens on the budget discussion. our other republicans of your mindset or with many of them tried to do what we saw a few months ago? guest: the sequester is the big issue. that was small budget costs -- what it cuts. --...
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still unclear why it happened in the first place. >>> while you were sleeping, defense secretary chuck hagel was on a military transport, headed for unannounced trip to afghanistan. he landed in kabul early this morning. hagel is there to thank u.s. troops for service and training afghan national security forces. he'll also meet with his afghan counterpart to see if afghan troops are able to defend their own country. >>> former presidents george w. bush and clinton will join president obama at a memorial for nelson mandela next week as south africa mourns its former president, hundreds of people of all ages and colors are leaving candles, flowers, stuffed animals, balloons at the home of the civil rights icon. nelson mandela died thursday. he was 95 years old. mandela's legacy is definitely a complicated one. while in prison he was labeled a terrorist by the reagan administration. mandela even had to get a special waiver to visit the u.s. in the 1990s. he wasn't removed from that terrorist list until 2008. cnn editorial producer nadia bill check with us. this is a part of history that
still unclear why it happened in the first place. >>> while you were sleeping, defense secretary chuck hagel was on a military transport, headed for unannounced trip to afghanistan. he landed in kabul early this morning. hagel is there to thank u.s. troops for service and training afghan national security forces. he'll also meet with his afghan counterpart to see if afghan troops are able to defend their own country. >>> former presidents george w. bush and clinton will join...
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defense secretary, chuck hagel, made a surprise visit to afghanistan today. he landed in kabul amid a standoff between u.s. and afghan leaders over a security agreement that hamid karzai is refusing to sign but hagel's visit likely will have little impact on the deal, because he is not planning to meet with karzai. the pentagon says he is there to thank troops for their service. >>> officials at metro north are working to make changes to the railroad system, that following sunday's deadly train derailment in the bronx. federal transportation officials want metro north to identify areas of track where there are major speed changes. the railway must also overhaul its signal system so it will automatically slow down a train if the engineer does not. nud today's show lost one of its own, 58-year-old jim lovely was laid to rest on friday. he worked for nbc as a sund lighting expert for more than 20 years. it was the second funeral in two days for victims of the derailment. our deepest condolences to his family. >>> authorities reveal a missing new hampshire teen s
defense secretary, chuck hagel, made a surprise visit to afghanistan today. he landed in kabul amid a standoff between u.s. and afghan leaders over a security agreement that hamid karzai is refusing to sign but hagel's visit likely will have little impact on the deal, because he is not planning to meet with karzai. the pentagon says he is there to thank troops for their service. >>> officials at metro north are working to make changes to the railroad system, that following sunday's...
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the investigator wrote to defense secretary chuck hagel ask other military leaders and says he's restarting the investigation that he shelfed over the summer while he waited for the army to answer his questions. he says the answers he's gotten are not sufficient and actually raise more questions. so he wants more information on why the 64,000-square-foot building was constructed at camp leatherneck in southwestern afghanistan. the massive tower structure was built after president obama ordered a surge of troops into southern afghanistan in 2009, but helq÷+ maintains it's too g for the few hundred u.s. troops in that area. martha? martha: well, how could all this money have been wasted and nobody noticed it or stepped this to say, you know, we don't need to be doing this? >>mmpq÷ what to that's, -- thats what he's asking too. quote: this is a white elephant that the that leans said they don't want and don't need. it's frankly a mystery to us why the army would want to continue pouring money into this, that's why we're relaunching this investigation, because american taxpayers are not gett
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we're cutting the defense department, withdrawing from the middle east, and cutting the defense budget to the bone, doing enormous damage. people are no longer adversaries. our friends no longer trust us. and the bottom line is nobody cares much in the middle east anymore what the u.s. thinks because we don't keep our commitments or follow through. in iran, we've got', very serious problem going forward and a deal that's been cut, the same people that brought us, you can keep your insurance if you want, are telling us they've got a great deal in iran with respect to nuclear weapons. i don't believe it. >> your book is called "heart." you wrote it with dr. jonathan reiner. mr. vice president, thank you very much. >> thank you. enjoy the show. >> and merry christmas. we might not see you between now and the ends of the month. >> take care. >>> let's go over to heather nauert. >> good morning. enjoy all that snow in wyoming back home. got some headlines now to bring you. let's take a live look. andrews air force base, president obama and the first lady -- we just saw this moments ago, the
we're cutting the defense department, withdrawing from the middle east, and cutting the defense budget to the bone, doing enormous damage. people are no longer adversaries. our friends no longer trust us. and the bottom line is nobody cares much in the middle east anymore what the u.s. thinks because we don't keep our commitments or follow through. in iran, we've got', very serious problem going forward and a deal that's been cut, the same people that brought us, you can keep your insurance if...
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defense secretary chuck hagel has arrived in pakistan for meetings with prime minister nawaz sharif. hagel is is exploring ways to address common threats and help promote the stability of neighboring afghanistan. u.s. relations with pakistan have been strained because of drone strikes and military operations along the pakistan- afghanistan border, though there have been some signs of improvement. hagel flew to pakistan from afghanistan, where he visited u.s. troops but declined to meet with president hamid karzai, who has rankled the u.s. by refusing to sign a security agreement before year's end. former san diego mayor bob filner will be sentenced today on felony and misdemeanor charges. filner pleaded guilty in october to charges related to placing a woman in a headlock, kissing another woman and grabbing the buttocks of a third. in a plea agreement, prosecutors say they will recommend that he get three months of home confinement and three years of probation. the 71-year-old democrat left office august 30, amid widespread allegations that he sexually harassed women.ex-san diego may
defense secretary chuck hagel has arrived in pakistan for meetings with prime minister nawaz sharif. hagel is is exploring ways to address common threats and help promote the stability of neighboring afghanistan. u.s. relations with pakistan have been strained because of drone strikes and military operations along the pakistan- afghanistan border, though there have been some signs of improvement. hagel flew to pakistan from afghanistan, where he visited u.s. troops but declined to meet with...
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former defense secretary and rodriguez ran the program and they are are in book tour right now in one official who was imprisoned for blowing the whistle on water boarding. the nuances important but the most devastating part is obama has lost hisicy credibility to put a stamp of legitimacy are policies that democrats would oppose. >> host: john called wou earlier this and i promised him i would ask you this question. wide you continually bashs the president or president obama? >> i don't bash him at all. onl united states constitution. and that is because we have three branches of government. and if those three branches of power collude together against the interest of the people the press is the forth estate. and journalist have a role to take against those in authority. what i would say to the caller is go back and look at my record in reporting on clinton, bush j obama. i have been consistent towards those in power and that is a core tenant of journalism. it doesn't how president obama treats his daughter. i care about how he treats the broader children in america by his policies.
former defense secretary and rodriguez ran the program and they are are in book tour right now in one official who was imprisoned for blowing the whistle on water boarding. the nuances important but the most devastating part is obama has lost hisicy credibility to put a stamp of legitimacy are policies that democrats would oppose. >> host: john called wou earlier this and i promised him i would ask you this question. wide you continually bashs the president or president obama? >> i...
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we also have a lot of concerned members about defense. the next hit from this sequester was going to hit solely on the military. starting in january. a lot of our members were concerned about that. so what we are doing here is providing for some sequester relief for 2014 and for 2015. and we're paying for that with more permanent reforms on the auto pilot side of the spending ledger in excess of the sequester relief results in any of deficit reduction. that to me is a good deal. >> [inaudible] it looks as if this represents an agreement between the two of you versus an agreement that you can get through both chambers. [inaudible] >> i can tell that you i've been in close contact with my leadership and a number of members as we've worked through this issue. i expect that chairman ryan and my job will be the shame, as we leave here tonight. which is to talk to everybody about our deal and to work to get the vote. i'm confident that we won't have 100% of the senate or 100% of the house. this is a bipartisan deal. we have both had to move to
we also have a lot of concerned members about defense. the next hit from this sequester was going to hit solely on the military. starting in january. a lot of our members were concerned about that. so what we are doing here is providing for some sequester relief for 2014 and for 2015. and we're paying for that with more permanent reforms on the auto pilot side of the spending ledger in excess of the sequester relief results in any of deficit reduction. that to me is a good deal. >>...
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asian papers today, the headline saying that his move raises tensions, that he is critical of the air defenses own, trying to leave room for talks. tell us about what is going on here and what your take on it is. guest: the chinese administration has told our thetary tour -- to ignore commercial airliner that you are flying in on that you have to take into account, responding to the chinese -- i am not sure exactly how it works. is notitary side recognizing it. china is going to try to put themselves in the south china sea, exhorting themselves over japan and our allies in that region and i think we need to stop it. we have been talking about china since i have been in congress, wanting to expand, and that is what is happening right now. i think they will push a little bit further and a little bit further every time. once again, this is much harder than the iran deal. china is a huge part of our economy and they are becoming more westernized and more capitalistic aisle at the same time building their military up in a way where it is purely targeted at the american military. in aing their milit
asian papers today, the headline saying that his move raises tensions, that he is critical of the air defenses own, trying to leave room for talks. tell us about what is going on here and what your take on it is. guest: the chinese administration has told our thetary tour -- to ignore commercial airliner that you are flying in on that you have to take into account, responding to the chinese -- i am not sure exactly how it works. is notitary side recognizing it. china is going to try to put...
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defense secretary chuck hagel lands in kabul amongst chaos. it comes after afghan president hamid karzai refuses to sign a deal allowing american troops to stay in the country past 2014. they want a deal signed by the end of the month. hagel has no plans to meet with karzai. he is in the country to thank troops for their service. now you are looking at live pictures from johannesburg, south africa, where visitors all over the world continue to mourn the loss of nelson mandela. president obama will travel to south africa for the memorial along with presidents bush and clinton. they'll be joined by other world figures like the pope and celebrities including bill gates and oprah. the public service will be on tuesday. mandela's body will lie in state for three days. after that his body will be flown to his home village for a private burial. >>> the grammy nominations are out. justin timberlake lead the pack at seven. did mr. suit and tie get snubbed? timberlake's 20/20 experience was the best-selling release but he still didn't get nominated in t
defense secretary chuck hagel lands in kabul amongst chaos. it comes after afghan president hamid karzai refuses to sign a deal allowing american troops to stay in the country past 2014. they want a deal signed by the end of the month. hagel has no plans to meet with karzai. he is in the country to thank troops for their service. now you are looking at live pictures from johannesburg, south africa, where visitors all over the world continue to mourn the loss of nelson mandela. president obama...
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even people for children's defense fund said the most heinous things about us. that's one side of the argument. the other side of the argument is that and this is -- something i'm debating between myself so please some acting so shocked and stunned. there are real policy -- >> i'm trying to understand. >> i just explained the first part to you. people like you said we were hateful human beings back in 1996. >> for the record i was in favor of that and we did it before bill clinton. >> the second part really quickly is, second part is this is a recession unlike most recessions, and i can tell you when my father was unemployed in the recession in the early 1970s and getting $40 a week for mississippi for unemployment benefits and got one bag of groceries and fill up one tank of gas, if somebody had told us over that year and a half and my danielle adams was driving around the southeast with all of us trying to find a job, somebody said we'll do you a favor and cut off your unemployment benefits we would say thank you so much but we're good. and my danielle adams -
even people for children's defense fund said the most heinous things about us. that's one side of the argument. the other side of the argument is that and this is -- something i'm debating between myself so please some acting so shocked and stunned. there are real policy -- >> i'm trying to understand. >> i just explained the first part to you. people like you said we were hateful human beings back in 1996. >> for the record i was in favor of that and we did it before bill...
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in addition, i do not see on there the defense authorization bill. i know that's not the majority leader's -- we passed the defense authorization bill through here. i'm hopeful that the senate will move on that. intelligence authorization. the senate has passed, mr. speaker, a comprehensive immigration reform bill. they passed it with 68 votes. we are very disappointed on this side of the aisle that either the senate bill has not been put on the floor. our bill, h.r. 15, which is a bipartisan bill which there are republican sponsors of that bill, or a bill that has -- one of the bills, one of the four bills that's been reported out of the committee which was supported by the republican party in the judiciary committee and reported out four bills, they have not been brought to the floor. we believe that comprehensive immigration reform is a critically important action for this congress to take this year, now. we have options available. we would hope that any one of those four -- three options would be brought to the table, or if you count four bills,
in addition, i do not see on there the defense authorization bill. i know that's not the majority leader's -- we passed the defense authorization bill through here. i'm hopeful that the senate will move on that. intelligence authorization. the senate has passed, mr. speaker, a comprehensive immigration reform bill. they passed it with 68 votes. we are very disappointed on this side of the aisle that either the senate bill has not been put on the floor. our bill, h.r. 15, which is a bipartisan...
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it is not a matter of taking offense or defense but making it work. the launch was not as good as some people would like. clearembers still are not on how to go about the process of applying. we are going to make sure they can ultimately see the fruits of this new health security launch. for us it is about making it work and making sure americans seek your that quality of affordable health insurance that guarantees them they will not face what americans have faced in the past. half of all personal bankruptcies in this country were due to a medical bill because the family was unable to cover the cost of going to the hospital. now you have access to health insurance, good, quality health insurance, you will not have to worry about that. offense or defense? it does not make a difference to us. it is about making it work. we will continue to make it work instead of dismantling it. about evening americans more quality in their lives. >> what is going to change is people's lives. i am not being critical of journalists, not in this instance. when traffic pas
it is not a matter of taking offense or defense but making it work. the launch was not as good as some people would like. clearembers still are not on how to go about the process of applying. we are going to make sure they can ultimately see the fruits of this new health security launch. for us it is about making it work and making sure americans seek your that quality of affordable health insurance that guarantees them they will not face what americans have faced in the past. half of all...
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the fbi and even the defense department came knocking. he spent a month in vietnam searching for the remains of mia soldiers. >> fragments the size of your fingernail. just an amazing accomplishment by the dogs. >> reporter: he was in the pound weeks before he ended up on this chopper halfway around the world. he and his dogs caught the eye of a local documentary film maker, a 90 minute movie reliant is in it's final stages of production. >> i feel like it's the ultimate second chance story. here are these dogs that were disgua d discarded and now they can save people. >> reporter: with the person that saved them never far behind. one of the tricks were training dogs is staying positive. we spent a day with him. he is one of the most energetic upbeat guys i have ever met. it has to be the trick to what he done so well. >> amazing. >> stephanie, thank you very much. >> coming up next, if you really want to impress your friends this holiday season, call martha. she is here with homemade gift ideas and they're not that hard. >> and we'll get
the fbi and even the defense department came knocking. he spent a month in vietnam searching for the remains of mia soldiers. >> fragments the size of your fingernail. just an amazing accomplishment by the dogs. >> reporter: he was in the pound weeks before he ended up on this chopper halfway around the world. he and his dogs caught the eye of a local documentary film maker, a 90 minute movie reliant is in it's final stages of production. >> i feel like it's the ultimate...